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Can Akio be the Steve Jobs of Lexus?
… friendly interfaces. In the auto world, there's a long tradition of a boss with a singular vision for his cars. Think Henry Ford , Enzo Ferrari and Soichiro Honda. But the list is overwhelmingly populated by engineers. Akio Toyoda is not an engineer …
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Ford to sponsor Detroit's annual fireworks display
… president of the Ford Motor Co. Fund and Community Services. The automaker will celebrate its 110th anniversary in June and Henry Ford 's 150th birthday in July. "Ford is deeply committed to Detroit and our community, and iconic events like the fireworks …
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Is Akio Toyoda cut from the Steve Jobs mold?
… friendly interfaces. In the auto world, there's a long tradition of a boss with a singular vision for his cars. Think Henry Ford , Enzo Ferrari and Soichiro Honda. But the list is overwhelmingly populated by engineers. Akio Toyoda is not an engineer …
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Ford scion was told Blue Oval needs no green
… family company in 1979 as a 22-year-old fresh out of Princeton. "I was a Bolshevik, for sure," the grandson of Henry Ford said at the Milken Institute Global Conference, according to The Wall Street Journal . Bill Ford, now Ford Motor Co …
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Ford charity commits $1 million gift to CCS programs
… establish a college and career transition office at the Henry Ford Academy: School for Creative Studies, a public charter ..... Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, where the Henry Ford Academy: School for Creative Studies is now located …
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Ford's Big Goal for China (4/16/13)
… end we're not about engines. By changing the architects we give your new dimension of efficiency. Cut spoke at the Henry Ford museum in Dearborn Michigan. Now it's efficiency is the theme of tears as they world congress which is now underway …
we give your new dimension of efficiency. Cut -- spoke at the Henry Ford museum in Dearborn Michigan. Now it's efficiency is the theme of tears as they -- world congress which is now underway in -
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… end we're not about engines. By changing the architects we give your new dimension of efficiency. Cut spoke at the Henry Ford museum in Dearborn Michigan. Now it's efficiency is the theme of tears as they world congress which is now underway …
we give your new dimension of efficiency. Cut -- spoke at the Henry Ford museum in Dearborn Michigan. Now it's efficiency is the theme of tears as they -- world congress which is now underway in -
Ford Apologizes for Ads (3/25/13)
… back to 1912. When foundered she'll funny Agnelli and Henry Ford met in Detroit's. Agnelli had been building cars and ..... she unease grandson Gianni Agnelli later be friend Ed Henry Ford that's not in. And then bill Ford junior when he took …
names. It dates back to 1912. When foundered she'll funny Agnelli and Henry Ford met in Detroit's. Agnelli had been building cars and 1899. But you forward inspired Agnelli to switch from craftsman style operation. -- production creating an industrial giants. The Agnelli is remained grateful for that it. And she unease grandson Gianni Agnelli later be friend Ed Henry Ford that's not in. And then bill Ford junior when he took over reports split operations. At age thirty. Now 55. Ford is -
Detroit Electric to start EV output in Michigan this summer
… 000 cars for customers such as Thomas Edison, Mamie Eisenhower and Clara Ford, the wife of Ford Motor Co. founder Henry Ford . It filed for bankruptcy and went out of business in 1939. andnbsp;
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COMMENTARY: A St. Paddy's Day reminiscence of the papal ride
… day visit, I was in Ireland and went to Henry Ford and Son Ltd. in Cork. It was Henry Ford 's first overseas venture and had been assembling ..... But the story doesn't end there. In 1984, Henry Ford and Son stopped assembling vehicles. According …
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Mulally's Comp Drop (3/15/13)
… t looking fifteen passenger carriage sitting atop a modified Ford transit When the Pope left Ireland it went back to Henry Ford in some limited in cork which is where I sought in October 1970 night. It's said that Pope John Paul the second didn …
Ford transit -- When the Pope left Ireland it went back to Henry Ford in some limited in cork which is where I sought in October 1970 night. It's said that Pope John Paul the second -
Electrifying the Wheel (3/1/13)
… company's most successful products and you're up. But he is known for the infamous vehicle named for company founder Henry Ford 's only son. When the car went on sale in the hall at 1950s Saturday and critics that the grill look like an Oldsmobile …
But he is known for the infamous vehicle named for company founder Henry Ford's only son. When the car went on sale in the hall at 1950s Saturday and critics that the grill look like an -
Roy Brown, designer of Ford's Edsel, dies at 96
… infamous design. The vehicle, which was named after Henry Ford 's only son, Edsel, was designed to help bridge the ..... said Matt Anderson, curator of transportation at The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn, Mich. "People are always stopping …
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Ford to cut waste per vehicle built 41% by 2016
… key initiative for CEO Alan Mulally and Executive Chairman Bill Ford. The 55-year-old great-grandson of founder Henry Ford has dubbed himself an "environmental industrialist" and voiced support for sustainability and fuel efficiency. Mulally …
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Under Reuss, racing spurs urgency in GM product development
… Co. and other automakers have long been active in racing. Ford traces its motor sports roots to a 1901 race won by Henry Ford . Honda founder Soichiro Honda would say, "If Honda does not race, there is no Honda." GM founder Billy Durant used …
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Elena Ford will head dealer-standards unit
DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. has named Elena Ford, the great-great-granddaughter of founder Henry Ford , to head a new organization called the Global Dealer and Consumer Experience, effective March 1. Ford was named vice president …
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Hyundai-Kia's Big Chase (2/15/13)
… She'll a new global dealer and consumer experience group. She's the great great granddaughter of company founder Henry Ford . She's also the first family member to rise to be peace since 1984. When her executive chairman bill Ford. Became …
and consumer experience group. She's the great great granddaughter of company founder Henry Ford . She's also the first family member to rise to be peace since 1984. When her -- executive chairman bill Ford. Became head -
Looking at Henry Ford the man
… Motor Co. much, you'll know it is Henry Ford 's 150th birthday this year. The ..... most notably his only son, Edsel. Henry Ford didn't invent the horseless carriage ..... participating in motorsports, but when Henry Ford , a novice high-speed driver …
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Ford promotes Elena Ford to senior role to improve dealer standards
… member has been elevated to the company's senior ranks. Elena Ford, great-great-granddaughter of company founder Henry Ford , will lead a new group charged with improving global dealer standards for the No. 2 U.S. automaker, the company …
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Has VW discovered the Holy Grail of carmakers?
… bet on his big idea pays off, he may join the likes of Henry Ford , Alfred Sloan and Taiichi Ohno in the canon of auto industry pioneers. Since the heyday of Henry Ford and his Model T, the world's automakers have considered …
